1197sts Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Does anybody know, I have a 2.5 engine out of a 2003 Outback, will it fit in a 2005 Legacy (non GT)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerGloyale Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Maybe but I think no. Basically depends on 2 things. 1) Does the 05 have AVLS? if so, the 03 will not work 2) Is the 05 one of the weird Cali models with Single, Oval port heads, and active intake air managment (kinda like the TGV on turbo models) ? If the answer is NO to both, then the 03 will work in the 05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocei77 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 If the 05 is the CA emissions as stated above you would have to swap the cylinder heads to make it work. In either case you need to swap the intake manifold as the 05 is DBW. Swap the crank sensor, and the driver's cam sprocket. You will probably need to swap the water crossover pipe as the temp sensor is on the front in the 05 and the harness won't reach to the old location on the back and the connectors are different. O. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1197sts Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Thanks for the info, helps a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtdash Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Edit: What's your skill set and what's wrong w/the '05? If the heads are good on the '05 it should work on the '03 block. I'd do the HG on any used Subaru engine I bought regardless. Edited June 24, 2019 by wtdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1197sts Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 The reason I was asking I have a 2003 2.5 for sale and a guy messaged me wanting to know if it would fit in an 05 Legacy, I am not super familiar with the 05 and newer. I agree, it makes sense to do headgaskets on any subaru engine that is new to me that I don't have much history on. Might as well do rings when its apart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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